| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| THERETOFORE | Before the time | |
| EARLY | Before time | |
| EARLIER | Before time | |
| TWILIGHT | Time just before night | |
| PRECEDED | Came before in time | |
| PREDATED | Came before in time | |
| LENT | Time period before Easter | |
| ANTERIOR | Before in time; antecedent. | |
| THEREBIFORN | Before that time; beforehand. | |
| ALREADY | Before the time in question | |
| YEARLY | Per annum but why before time? | |
| PREVENT | To come before the usual time. | |
| ANTEMOSAIC | Being before the time of Moses. | |
| FORETIME | The past; the time before the present. | |